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			/* Title: Classical Pattern #3 - Share the Prototype (a pattern that should be generally avoided)
			 Description: first borrow the constructor and then also set the child's prototype to point to a new instance of the constructor
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			function inherit(C, P) {
				C.prototype = P.prototype;
			}

			// the parent constructor
			function Parent(name) {
				this.name = name || 'Adam';
			}

			// adding functionality to the prototype
			Parent.prototype.say = function () {
				return this.name;
			};

			// child constructor
			function Child(name) {
			}

			inherit(Child, Parent);

			var kid = new Child('Patrick');
			console.log(kid.name); // undefined
			console.log(typeof kid.say); // function
			kid.name = 'Patrick';
			console.log(kid.say()); // Patrick
			console.dir(kid);


			// reference
			// http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596806767.do
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